Iridomyrmex dromus Yandoit, Victoria, Australia - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography - Insect Pictures

Iridomyrmex

is a diverse group of Indo-Australian dolichoderine ants. These alert, aggressive insects can be abundant, particularly in open habitats, and they play ecologially important roles as predators, scavengers, and symbionts of honeydew-producing insects.

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Iridomyrmex alpinus is perhaps the most abundant ant at higher elevations in the Australian alps.

Mt. Buffalo, Victoria, Australia

Mature colonies of the alpine ant Iridomyrmex alpinus construct thatch mounds, presumably to help the nest capture and retain heat.

Mt. Hotham, Victoria, Australia

Iridomyrmex bicknelli workers carry a queen larva in the nest.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Iridomyrmex bicknelli is among the most common ants in Australia. This small, iridescent ant is abundant in both urban and natural environments.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Iridomyrmex dromus

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Iridomyrmex dromus nest maintenance worker carries a pebble near the nest entrance.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Iridomyrmex dromus

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

A nest of Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ants.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Iridomyrmex dromus

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Iridomyrmex dromus

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Iridomyrmex dromus

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

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Keywords: caste hymenoptera ecology biodiversity formicidae iridomyrmex dolichoderinae polymorphism worker ants nestmates

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